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100 1 a| Bahrani, Zainab,d| 1962-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhmMwVPh3v7Jmv4RvHcT3=| ^A511404;

245 10 a| War essays /c| Zainab Bahrani.;

264 1 a| London :b| UCL Press,c| 2025.;

300 a| xii, 270 pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

546 a| Includes synopses in English and Arabic.;

520 a| More than 20 years have passed since Iraq was invaded in an illegal war, justified on the basis of falsified evidence. Operation Iraqi Freedom led to untold human suffering and massive destruction, the ruinous consequences of which persist to this very day. The war and occupation also had a devastating impact on the history and heritage of Iraq, a land ironically seen as the cradle of civilisation. The scale of theft and destruction of heritage sent shockwaves around the world that had radical consequences for the trade in antiquities and museum practices across the globe, and contributed to a paradigm shift in the discipline of archaeology. In War Essays Zainab Bahrani charts the devastation, cultural cleansing and targeted erasure of Iraq's past, and argues that the topics of archaeology, history and memory must be analysed within the larger geopolitical issues of the contemporary Middle East. The essays present a counter-narrative of events that historicize the position of the historian and illustrate the enduring colonial practices of archaeology. Set within a narrative that reflects at once upon the violence of war and the processes of writing, an archaeologist's personal journey unfolds. War Essays intertwines the autobiographical with the historical and analytical aspects of scholarship, weaving an eye-witness account of war with theoretical discussions around writing, the relationship of monuments, historical landscapes and memory, and how one's sense of place in the world is disrupted by war.--Provided by publisher.;

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War essays / Zainab Bahrani.

Author/creator	Bahrani, Zainab, 1962- author.
Format	Book
Publication	London : UCL Press, 2025.
Description	xii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects	Iraq War, 2003-2011--Destruction and pillage. Archaeological thefts--Iraq. Iraq--Antiquities.

Abstract	More than 20 years have passed since Iraq was invaded in an illegal war, justified on the basis of falsified evidence. Operation Iraqi Freedom led to untold human suffering and massive destruction, the ruinous consequences of which persist to this very day. The war and occupation also had a devastating impact on the history and heritage of Iraq, a land ironically seen as the cradle of civilisation. The scale of theft and destruction of heritage sent shockwaves around the world that had radical consequences for the trade in antiquities and museum practices across the globe, and contributed to a paradigm shift in the discipline of archaeology. In War Essays Zainab Bahrani charts the devastation, cultural cleansing and targeted erasure of Iraq's past, and argues that the topics of archaeology, history and memory must be analysed within the larger geopolitical issues of the contemporary Middle East. The essays present a counter-narrative of events that historicize the position of the historian and illustrate the enduring colonial practices of archaeology. Set within a narrative that reflects at once upon the violence of war and the processes of writing, an archaeologist's personal journey unfolds. War Essays intertwines the autobiographical with the historical and analytical aspects of scholarship, weaving an eye-witness account of war with theoretical discussions around writing, the relationship of monuments, historical landscapes and memory, and how one's sense of place in the world is disrupted by war.--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language	Includes synopses in English and Arabic.
ISBN	9781800087545
ISBN	1800087527 hardcover
ISBN	9781800087521 hardcover
ISBN	1800087543 paperback

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